Chris Emma reports from Palm Beach on the beach erosion the remnants of Erika caused.

Chris Emma reports from Palm Beach on the beach erosion the remnants of Erika caused.

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Updated: 9:59 AM EDT Aug 31, 2015

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WEBVTT ON THE BEACHES.THAT'S RIGHT, CHRIS, GOODMORNING.A LITTLE BEACH, EROSION HERE.NOT JUST ON PALM BEACH, BUT ALOT OF THE BEACHES IN OURAREA.ONE OF THE BAD THINGS THATGOES ALONG WITH THE BEACHEROSION, THE HIGH WINDS ANDTHE POWERFUU SURF IS A LOT OFTHE NESTS TOOK A BEATING.AS YOU LOOK RIGHT HERE THEREARE SEA TURTLE EGGS.THEY ARE STREWN ABOUT IN PALMBEACH.IT IS NOT JUST HERE.I WAS IN HOPE SOUND WHERE THESAME THING HAPPENED THERE.THE BABY TURTLES ARESTRUGGLING TO SURVIVE THANKSTO THE HIGH WINDS AND THEROUGH WAVES.A SEA TURTLE NEST WAS BURIEDIN SAND AND THEN COMPLETELYDESTROYED BY WIND AND WAVES.THE EGGS WERE THROWN ALL OVERTHE BEACH AND INTO THE OCEAN.A FEW HATCHED AND OF THOSEVERY FEW SURVIVED.AS FOR SOME OF THE SURFERS ANDTHE PEOPLE IN THE AREA, PADDLEBOARDERS AND SURFERS ENJOYEDTHE SWELL YESTERDAY.A LOT OF THE WAVES.AT TIMES THEY WERE FIVE FEETTALL.THEY BATTERED THE SHORE, BUTTHE ROUGH SEAS CAUSING BEACHEROSION UP AND DOWN FLORIDA'SCOAST.MOTHER NATURE.IT IS A PART OF IT.WE HAVE TO PREPARE AS BEST ASPOSSIBLE.AT THE END OF THE DAY WE ARESAFE AND EVERYBODY IS FINE.THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING.NOW WHILE SOME OF THESETURTLE NESTS DID NOT SURVIVETHE STORMS THROUGHOUT THEWEEKEND, I WAS TALKING WITHONE OF THE LIFEGUARDS AND HESAID IT WAS ACTUALLY A GOODHATCHING SEASON SO FAR.HE SAID IT WAS OVERALL A GOODYEAR.THIS IS A SAD THING, BUT IT ISMOTHER NATURE AS YOU JUSTHEARD THAT ONE PERSON SAY ONTHE BEACH.AS FOR THE EROSION HE THERE ISA PROJECT THAT'S BEEN GOING ON.THE FIRST LEG WAS FINISHEDBACK IN MAY, IT IS A 10-YEARPLAN AT THE PALM BEACH TOWNCOUNCIL AND THEY WILL CONTINUE

Storm causes beach erosion

Chris Emma reports from Palm Beach on the beach erosion the remnants of Erika caused.